VEHICULAR TRAFFIC GUIDANCE AND COORDINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicular coordination and guidance system comprising:
- a controller configured to determine tasks to be completed by mining vehicles in a transportation network formed by plural interconnected routes in order to complete an objective, the controller also configured to allocate the tasks to be completed by the mining vehicles in the transportation network among the mining vehicles and to determine sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement for the mining vehicles based at least in part on allocation of the tasks, the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement dictating one or more plural different allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement that the mining vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the task or the tasks allocated to the mining vehicles, wherein the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement are determined such that the mining vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without two or more of the mining vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other, the controller also configured to communicate the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement to the mining vehicles such that the mining vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement in the sets communicated to the respective mining vehicles and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the mining vehicles.
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Abstract
A system and method for guiding and coordinating vehicular traffic determine tasks to be completed by vehicles in a transportation network in order to complete an objective, allocate the tasks among the vehicles, and determine sets of allowable actions for the vehicles based on the allocation of the tasks. The sets of allowable actions dictate plural different allowable actions that the vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the tasks allocated to the vehicles. The allowable actions are determined such that the vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without the vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other. The allowable actions are communicated to the vehicles such that the vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable actions and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the vehicles.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicular coordination and guidance system comprising:
a controller configured to determine tasks to be completed by mining vehicles in a transportation network formed by plural interconnected routes in order to complete an objective, the controller also configured to allocate the tasks to be completed by the mining vehicles in the transportation network among the mining vehicles and to determine sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement for the mining vehicles based at least in part on allocation of the tasks, the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement dictating one or more plural different allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement that the mining vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the task or the tasks allocated to the mining vehicles, wherein the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement are determined such that the mining vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without two or more of the mining vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other, the controller also configured to communicate the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement to the mining vehicles such that the mining vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement in the sets communicated to the respective mining vehicles and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the mining vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicular coordination and guidance system comprising:
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plural mining vehicles; a communication network having transceiving circuitry; and a controller operably coupled to the communication network and configured to determine tasks to be completed by the plural mining vehicles in a transportation network formed by plural interconnected routes in order to complete an objective, the controller also configured to allocate the tasks to be completed by the mining vehicles in the transportation network among the mining vehicles and to determine sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement for the mining vehicles based at least in part on allocation of the tasks, the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement dictating one or more plural different allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement that the mining vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the task or the tasks allocated to the mining vehicles, wherein the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement are determined such that the mining vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without two or more of the mining vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other, the controller also configured to communicate the sets of one or more allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement to the mining vehicles over the communication network such that the mining vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable areas of movement, speeds, turns, or directions of movement in the sets communicated to the respective mining vehicles and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the mining vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
a controller configured to determine tasks to be completed by vehicles in a transportation network formed by plural interconnected routes in order to complete an objective, the controller also configured to allocate the tasks to be completed by the vehicles in the transportation network among the vehicles and to determine sets of allowable actions for the vehicles based at least in part on allocation of the tasks, the sets of allowable actions dictating plural different allowable actions that the vehicles are allowed to perform in order to complete the task or the tasks allocated to the vehicles, wherein the sets of allowable actions are determined such that the vehicles are scheduled to complete the tasks and complete the objective without two or more of the vehicles colliding or blocking movement of each other, the controller also configured to communicate the sets of allowable actions to the vehicles such that the vehicles are permitted to select one or more of the allowable actions in the sets communicated to the respective vehicles and prohibited from performing one or more other actions during performance of the tasks allocated to the vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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